The latest release of Xcode, Xcode 26.3, extends support for coding agents, such as Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex, helping developers tackle complex tasks and improve their productivity.
I really wanted to believe in this free AI coding tool could replace Claude Code. But it isn't ready for prime time unless you're willing to babysit.
I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how it worked.